Lucknow, Sep 15 - As many as 42 policemen were suspended here Tuesday for dereliction of duty, officials said.

According to an official spokesman, these included two inspectors, two senior sub-inspectors, four sub-inspectors, eight head constables, and 26 constables.

'Besides gross neglect of their duties during the current Islamic fasting month of Ramzan, some of these policemen were caught indulging in unlawful activities too,' the spokesman told reporters.